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刚果三比一赢了乌兹别克斯坦
DR Congo Beat Uzbekistan Three to One
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A beginner Chinese listening lesson on the World Cup: DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan. Simple HSK 1 sentences about a comeback, a penalty, and Wissa's brace.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 4 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 7 key vocabulary words such as 放弃、厉害、可惜 and walks through 3 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
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English transcript reference
Today let's talk about a soccer match.
There are two teams.
One team is the Congo.
One team is Uzbekistan.
Both teams wanted to win.
The Congo wanted to win.
Uzbekistan wanted to win too.
They all wanted to score.
Score one goal, and you get one point.
The team with more points wins.
Many people came to watch today.
So very many people.
Everyone wanted to watch the two teams play.
Both teams really wanted to win.
Both teams really wanted points.
The Congo wanted to score.
Uzbekistan wanted to score too.
Both teams really wanted to score.
Everyone sat there watching the game.
They watched the two teams.
They watched the ball.
Both teams came out.
They all wanted to play well.
None of them wanted to lose.
This game, many people wanted to watch.
The match began.
First, Uzbekistan scored a goal.
Just ten minutes in, there was already a goal.
It was one to zero.
Uzbekistan was ahead.
No one expected it.
The Congo fell behind.
Falling behind means having fewer points than the other side.
But the Congo didn't give up.
They kept pushing forward.
They wanted to score.
They wanted to catch up.
In the first half, the Congo kept playing.
But the ball wouldn't go in.
The score was still one to zero.
The Congo got a little anxious.
In the second half, the Congo won a penalty.
What is a penalty?
It's a kick from very close, easy to score.
The one who took the penalty is named Wissa.
The ball went in!
Now it was one to one.
The two teams were even.
The Congo played better and better.
Soon, the Congo scored again.
The scorer is named Mayele.
Now it was two to one.
The Congo was ahead!
The Congo had turned it around to lead.
At the end, Wissa scored again.
This was his second goal today.
Now it was three to one.
The Congo's win was even more secure.
The match was over.
The score was three to one.
The Congo won.
Uzbekistan lost.
The Congo was impressive today.
They fell behind at the start.
The score was zero to one.
But they didn't give up.
They chased it down goal by goal.
In the end they caught up, and even turned it around to win.
To win after falling behind is really not easy.
This shows their hearts are strong.
Wissa scored two goals by himself — superb.
He helped the Congo win this game.
Uzbekistan played well too.
They scored first.
For most of the first part, they were ahead.
They played very well.
It's just that later, they got tired.
In the end they couldn't hold on.
They were caught by the Congo, and then overtaken.
Losing this one is a little bit of a shame for them.
This was a World Cup match.
The World Cup happens only once every four years.
Many countries come to play.
Today, the Congo beat Uzbekistan three to one.
That was today's match.
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇考纲词。不再去拼、不再去做。可是刚果没有放弃。
考纲词。很强、很会踢。刚果今天很厉害。
考纲词。事情没成，心里觉得不甘心。乌兹别克斯坦有一点可惜。
HSK 1. they; them.
把球踢进门。维萨进了两个球。
分比对面少。刚果一开始落后了。
在很近的地方踢的一球，很容易进。刚果得到一个点球。
* beyond level超纲词
What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可是…没有放弃
'But… didn't give up' — persistence despite a setback.
可是刚果没有放弃。
越…越…
'The more… the more…' — two things increase together.
刚果越踢越好。
一…一…地
'One … at a time' — doing something bit by bit.
他们一个球一个球地追。
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